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[House  Bill,  No.  4.] 

HOUSE,  September  22,  1862. — Read  first  and  second  times  and 
referred  to  Military  Committee.  September  24.,  1862. — Reported 
back  with  amendment,  rules  suspended  and  amendments  agreed  to, 
postponed  and  printed. 

[By  Mr.  Bell.] 


-A^Isr  A.CT 

To  provide  for  the  temporary  organization  of  forces  for  the 
Provisional  Army  of  the  Confederate  States  in  the  States 
and  parts  of  States  invaded  and  occupied  by  the  forces 
of  the  enemy. 

1  Section  1*.   The  Cofigrcss  of  tlw  Confederate  States  of 

2  America  do  enact,  That  in  the   States  or  parts  of  States 

3  within  the   Confederate  States   which  are  now,  or  may 

4  hereafter  be,  invaded  and  occupied  by  the  forces  of  the 

6  enemy  to  such  an  extent  as  to  render  impracticable   the 
0  execution  of  the  laws  for  raising  provisional  forces  for 

7  the  Confederate  army,  it  shall  be  legal  for  any  portion  of 

8  the  male  white  inhabitants  thereof  voluntarily  to  rise  in 

9  arms,  organize  themselves  into  companies,  battalions  or 
10     regiments  by  choosing  tlieir  own  officers  and  proceed  to 


11  iittack   any  of  the   forces  ot*  the   enemy  roiiiid    uj)oii  llie 

12  soil  of   tlieir  own  State  :    and  shall,    from  the  tmie  of 
18  assuming  hostilities,  be  entitled^to  and  receis^e  protection, 

14  in  case  of  capture  by  the  enemy,  in  like  manner,  and  in 

15  all  respects  as  officers  or  soldiers  regularly  mustered  into 

16  the  service  of  the  Confederate  States. 

1  Sec.  2.  All  sucli  organizations  or  bodies  of  men  shall. 

2  as  early  as  practicable,  report  themselves  for  duty  to  the 

3  commanding  officer  of   the   department  in  which  said 

4  companies  or  bodies  of  men  may  be  raised,   and  shall 

5  then  be  subject  to  the  general  laws,  rules  and  regulations 

6  made   for  the  organization,    control  and   government  of 

7  the  Provisional  Army  of  tlie  Confederate  States. 

1  Sec.  3.  This  act  to  take  edect  and  be  in  force  from  and* 

2  after  its  passage. 


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